The Atlanta Braves needed to head into the All-Star break strong and had a chance as the Diamondbacks were in a partial slump like them and history tend to lean in the Braves favor. However, the Braves lost game one of the series and was shutout on Saturday against Arizona ace Zack Greinke.
Greinke just rolled past the Braves offense with full speed in front of another sold out SunTrust Park. He went 7 2/3 innings and really only left the game because of the high pitch count. The reason could be used for Sean Newcomb who had another more-or-less strange start.